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I don't care what anybody says, the Steel Curtain was the best

Watching all these previous super bowl wins on NFLN along with all the America's Game series and just from what I know there is ZERO doubt in my mind that the all time best defense, PERIOD, BAR NONE, was the Steel Curtain of the 70's. Just seeing the way these guys played with a mean, nasty, Im going to kick your *** because you're in my way, kind of attitude is something no defense has been able to duplicate to date. There was no frills, no tricks, just flat out tough, kick ***, you're going down and nobody is going to intimidate us defense that virtually nobody could match up with. We proved it with 4 Championships !

The only team to win 4 SB's in 6 years if my memory serves me correct. Whether you refer to Holmes, Greenwood, Mean Joe and Mad Dog as the Steel Curtain, or whether you think more like Mike Wagner who feels the entire defense was the Steel Curtain, it makes no difference because if these guys played today they would kill everyone.

Hell no, no argument..After I watched the 1975 Steelers on America's Game and hearing what team like Dallas, Cincy, Cleveland, and the like who tried to say that we weren't all that back in the day and then seeing the games and knowing full well that those teams in that decade knew when they played us; it was going to be a blood bath !

Well the interesting thing is the 1976 defense was probally the Steelers best defense and they didn't even win the Super Bowl since injuries struck Franco and Rocky in the play-offs. If those injuries wouldn't have happend. I'm sure the Steelers would have won 5 in 6 years. But hey 4 in 6 is still great and that alone proves the Steelers had the best defense ever for any stretch of time.

Sure defenses like the 85 Bears and the 2000 Ravens had great single seasons. But the Steel Curtain did it consistently over a period of time and dominated like no other.

NEVER!!!!! EVER!!!!! Will you see a group of athletes who so thoroughly dominated an entire league as did the 70's Steelers. They won the first 2 SB's with defense and the 2nd of four with offense.

5 shutouts over the last 8 games and they allowed 22 total points. One of the most amazing 8 games by a defense of any time frame.

They ran a 9 game winning streak to end the season, outscoring everyone 234-28. Amazing is right.....so is phenomenal and will always be one of a kind, never to be duplicated. Damn I'm proud to be a Steelers fan!!!!!

If you don’t stand behind our troops.....Please feel free to stand in front of them!!!

"Give me a 6 pack, half hour of rest and lets go play them again....We can beat them."
--Jack Lambert

"They say that when you're the champs, everybody will try to beat you. Well, I'm glad we're the champs, so bring 'em on, bring 'em all on. If we die, we ain't gonna die running. It's gonna be a fight."
--Joe Greene